title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
headquarters; head office; main office
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
notice; notification; report; posting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to shake; to sway; to waver
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because